200ok@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 months agoBoth "200" and "160" are 2 minutes in microwave mathmessage-squaremessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1377arrow-down144
arrow-up1333arrow-down1message-squareBoth "200" and "160" are 2 minutes in microwave math200ok@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square100linkfedilink
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoI get the 2:00, but shouldn’t it be 120? Or am I dumber than I thought? 60+60 still = 120, right?
minus-squareHandwovenConsensus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-210 months ago1:60 = one minute and 60 seconds, or two minutes. 120 would be parsed as one minute and 20 seconds, or 80 seconds. Took me a bit to get too.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoYou can also punch in 90 to get 1:30. I may have been extra lazy a few times to learn that.
minus-squarennjwwl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIt’s not really lazy until you’re putting in “88” to save a keystroke and extra finger movement.
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoIt’s not 160 (seconds) it’s 1 (minutes) **:**60 (seconds). My microwave always keeps the : when I input time.
I get the 2:00, but shouldn’t it be 120? Or am I dumber than I thought? 60+60 still = 120, right?
1:60 = one minute and 60 seconds, or two minutes.
120 would be parsed as one minute and 20 seconds, or 80 seconds.
Took me a bit to get too.
You can also punch in 90 to get 1:30. I may have been extra lazy a few times to learn that.
It’s not really lazy until you’re putting in “88” to save a keystroke and extra finger movement.
It’s not 160 (seconds) it’s 1 (minutes) **:**60 (seconds). My microwave always keeps the : when I input time.